Knowledge of contemporary British poetry is of great importance when it comes to understanding the reigning trends of England. The 1970s saw a fair amount of polemic concerning the discontinuities of the national \"traditions,\" most of it concerned...

There was an extreme amount of tension build-up in central Europe during the turn of the 20th century. This tension was due to the strife between France and Germany. The two countries had fought a war in 1871 and the French had lost. They had to...

Most of the time, it brought me sheer pleasure. Sometimes, it brought me disquieting, indescribable feelings that only I could very well comprehend. To put these feelings into a deeper perspective, I express them into words that most people could...